Federal employee resigned after being caught with 8,166 pornographic images — some of which were'potentially unlawful '
Federal Election Commission headquarters in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images There's yet another porn scandal in Washington, DC. An FEC employee was caught storing 125 gigabytes of porn on his government-issued laptop. Some of those images were even deemed "potentially…#washingtondc #sarahsilbiger #fec #costarica #mexico #myanmar #thailand #vietnam #capitolhill (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myanmar's leader co-chairs China-backed Mekong summit
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's leader has chaired a major regional summit for the first time since the military took power in February 2021, in a meeting that affirmed closer ties with China. Myanmar Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and Chinese Premier Li Qiang co-chaired Monday's Lancang-Mekong…#bangkokyangonmyanmar #myanmar #minaunghlaing #liqiang (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Governing disaster risk in Myanmar: institutions and policy pathways during 1885-2015 - Tun T, Lassa JA.
Unlike many disaster-prone countries in Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, there is a lack of study on Myanmar's long-term evolution of disaster policy, governance and institutions. A substantial increase in the Myanmar disaster managem... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Rebels fighting on China's border ignore Beijing-led peace talks
China's efforts to bring about a temporary ceasefire between Myanmar's government and a coalition of three rebel groups fighting just south of its border appear to have failed as the self-proclaimed insurgents continued to battle the ruling military junta. Beijing announced on December 14 that it…#myanmar #beijing #shanstate #yunnan #aung #wangwenbin #tnla #kutkai #zawmintun #avinashpaliwal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Joint military command tracks Santa's flight
As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is closely tracking his every move. Armed with radar, sensors, aircraft and Christmas spirit, the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado is reporting on the movements of Santa’s sleigh since his…#santa #colorado #northpole #norad #thailand #bangkok #burma #tibet #usairforcecol #elizabethmathias (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amidst a Horrendous 2023, Civil Society is Fighting Back Society
By Farhana Haque RahmanTORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 2023 (IPS) The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating ‘natural’ disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records broken as our climate catastrophe worsens.
And so as the clock ticks towards the (mostly western) New Year, readers are traditionally subjected by media outlets like ours to the ‘yearender’ – usually a roundup of main events over the previous 12 months, one horror often overshadowed by the next.
Farhana Haque RahmanSo forgive us if for 2023 IPS takes a somewhat different approach,...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Farhana Haque Rahman Tags: Armed Conflicts Biodiversity Civil Society Climate Change Climate Change Justice COP28 Economy & Trade Education Environment Featured Global Green Economy Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
What A Load Of Rubbish: The Global State Of Waste Management
The safe management of household and commercial solid waste is not yet widespread in many nations in Asia and Africa. The latter continent receives the worst marks, with 15 countries rated at no more than 10 out of 100 points on the Yale…#africa #statistafour #myanmar #afghanistan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #southasian #cambodia #mongolia #uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The world's most dangerous — and safest
Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the…#internationalsos #riskmap #african #libya #southsudan #venezuela #pakistan #burma #scandinavian #iceland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China Pushes Myanmar Junta, Rebels to Honor Cease-Fire Deal
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pesticide safety behaviours among agricultural workers and farmers: a cross-sectional study - Aye TS, Jirapongsuwan A, Siri S.
AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate the pesticide safety behaviours and related factors among cabbage farmers in Kalaw Township, Myanmar. BACKGROUND: Unsafe chemical pesticide practices affect farmers' health and the environment. Understan... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Srettha pushes Thailand for lead role in Myanmar talks
BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says his country should take the lead role in engaging with the Myanmar military regime to resolve its two-year civil war as concerns rise about the escalating conflict driving an influx of refugees and illicit drugs across their border. "We will…#thai #sretthathavisin #myanmar #asean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
A Taliban ban led to a 95% drop in Afghan poppy cultivation, a UN report finds. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myanmar economy to stagnate as fighting escalates at border
TAIPEI -- Myanmar's crisis-torn economy is projected to grow just 1% over the year to March 2024, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday, as the rising resistance against Myanmar's military regime has disrupted its vast border trade. According to the World Bank's semiannual Myanmar…#taipei #myanmar #worldbank (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Myanmar Faces Economic Stagnation Amid Conflict, World Bank Says
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Have attacks on healthcare become the new normal? A public health call to action for armed conflicts before it is too late - Blanchet K, Rubinstein L, Taithe B, Fast L.
The scale of attacks on healthcare has become more visible and its impact greater in recent armed conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. In these conflicts, combatants systematically target health facilities and ambulances. We need to ensure that attacks... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
